How To Fix 26008 - No previous status allowed for status type

26008 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: 26 - Dokumentenverwaltung

• Message number: 008

• Message text: No previous status allowed for status type

What causes this issue?

You want to enter a previous status for a status (such as work request
- WR).
Each status is assigned to a status type (such as primary status - P).
The status type controls, for example, whether you can enter a previous
status for a status.
The status you are processing at the moment has a status type which
does not allow a previous status (for example, primary status).

How to fix this error?

Check the status type.
If you still want to enter a previous status, the status type must be
changed via settings in Customizing (Document management -> Control
data Document status). Otherwise, you cannot enter a previous status.

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message 26008 - No previous status allowed for status type ?

  The SAP error message "26008 No previous status allowed for status type" typically occurs in the context of status management in SAP, particularly when dealing with status profiles in various modules such as Project System (PS), Plant Maintenance (PM), or other areas where status management is utilized.
  
  Cause:
  This error message indicates that there is an attempt to change the status of an object (like a project, order, or equipment) to a status that is not allowed based on its current status. In other words, the system is enforcing a status transition rule that prevents moving to the requested status because it does not have a valid previous status.
  Common Scenarios:
  
  Invalid Status Transition: The status you are trying to set does not have a defined previous status in the status profile.
  Status Profile Configuration: The status profile may not be configured correctly, or the status transition rules may not allow the change you are